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Social Infrastructure in Neighbourhoods and Cities

Studying the Facilities That Sustain Community, Social Networks, and Trust

by Peter Dirksmeier, Angelina Göb, Liza Griffin, Kay Pallaris, Hannah Widmer, Lee Crookes, Beth Perry, Irene Manzini Ceinar, Regan Koch, Liz Cox, Lindsay K. Campbell, Erika S. Svendsen, Michelle L. Johnson, Laura Landau, David Trouille, Michael DeLand, Alasdair Jones, Sophie Yarker, Luke Billingham, Alison Stennng, Olivia Theocharides-Feldman, Julia King, David Prytherch, Dimitrios Panayotopoulos-Tsiro, Mave Blackman, Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite, Lucy Natarajan, Myfanwy Taylor, John Tomaney, Gesine Tuitjer, Leonie Tuitjer, Anna-Lisa Müller, Ersilia Verlinghieri, Rachel Aldred, Asa Thomas, Harriet Larrington-Spencer, Salene Schloffel-Armstrong, David Conradson, Owen Garling, Matthew Wolfe, Eric Klinenberg ...

From parks and libraries to pubs and schools, social infrastructures are the everyday places that bring people together, support community life, and foster connection. As interest in the concept grows, this timely and accessible edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of social infrastructure—its origins, development, and practical impact.Packed with innovative case studies from the UK, ... Read more

$44.99 USD

From parks and libraries to pubs and schools, social infrastructures are the everyday places that bring people together, support community life, and foster connection. As interest in the concept grows, this timely and accessible edited collection offers a comprehensive overview of social infrastructure—its origins, development, and practical impact.Packed with innovative case studies from the UK,
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One Health

The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches

by Esther Schelling, Lisa Crump, Maxine Whittaker, Marcel Tanner, Professor Craig Stephen0, Wiku Adisasmito1, Cécile Aenishaenslin2, Seid Mohamed Ali3, Ian Allen4, Silvia Alonso5, Vilda Amir6, Maurizio Aragrande7, Sara Babo Martins8, Zolzaya Baljinnyam9, William Bazeyo0, Andrea Beetz1, Jeffrey Bender2, Mónica Berger-González3, Benjamin Blair4, Barry Blakley5, Michael Bresalier6, Martin Bunch7, Massimo Canali8, Angela Cassidy9, Nakul Chitnis0, Guéladio Cissé1, Michael Clarke2, Paul Coleman3, Kathryn C. Conlon4, Susan Cork5, Soledad Cuevas6, Solveig Danielsen7, Anna Dean8, Paula Dominguez-Salas9, Colleen Duncan0, Kaylee Errecaborde1, Patricia Farnese2, Thomas Fries3, Samuel Fuhrimann4, Christa A. Gallagher5, Iain J. Gordon6, Ratna B. Gurung7, Felix Hafner8, Jan Hattendorf9, Karin Hediger0, Barbara Jones1, Joldoshbek Kasymbekov2, Julia S. Lankton3, Huong Le Thi4, Henrik Lerner5, Mahamat Bechir6, Michael Mahero7, Stephanie Mauti8, Céline Mbilo9, Hélène Meier0, Mary Elizabeth Miranda1, Hung Nguyen-Viet2, Vi Nguyen-Viet3, Brigit Obrist4, Peter Odermatt5, Anna Okello6, Christopher A.L. Oura7, Katharine Pelican8, Kristina Pelikan9, Phuc Pham-Duc0, Sue Pollock1, Sangay Rinchen2, Karma Rinzin3, Felix Roth4, Johanne Saint-Charles5, Alexandra Shaw6, Jonathan M. Sleeman7, Woutrina Smith8, Keira Spinner9, Katharina D. C. Stärk0, Arlette C. Szelecsenyi1, Tenzin Tenzin2, Jimmy Tickel3, Karin Tschanz-Cooke4, Rea Tschopp5, Dennis C Turner6, Hoang Van Minh7, Alain Vandermissen8, Tu Vu-Van9, Daniel P. Walsh0, David Waltner-Toews1, Sylvia Wanzala2, Susan C Welburn3, Lenke Wettlaufer4, C. LeAnn White5, Andreas F. Widmer6, Abigail Woods7, Hind Yahyaoui8, Christian Zurbrügg9, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky00, Barbara Häsler01 ...

One Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution of One Health collaborations to real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and ... Read more

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One Health, the concept of combined veterinary and human health, has now expanded beyond emerging infectious diseases and zoonoses to incorporate a wider suite of health issues. Retaining its interdisciplinary focus which combines theory with practice, this new edition illustrates the contribution of One Health collaborations to real-world issues such as sanitation, economics, food security and
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The Highest Calling

Conversations on the American Presidency

by David M. Rubenstein ...

Narrated by David M. Rubenstein, Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, Annette Gordon-Reed, Candice Millard, Ted Widmer, Jeffrey Frank, Kai Bird0, Peter Baker1, Douglas Bradburn2, Amity Shlaes3, Jonathan Darman4, Susan Eisenhower5, Fredrik Logevall6, Richard Norton Smith7, Timothy J. Naftali8, Franklin Foer9, Lindsey Chervinsky0, David Marchick1, Stewart McLaurin2, Douglas Brinkley3, James Baker III4, Michael Beschloss5 ...

Unabridged

19 hours 3 min

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, and more.**For years, bestselling ... Read more

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**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The American Story and How to Lead and host of PBS’s History with David Rubenstein—David Rubenstein interviews living American presidents and top historians and journalists who reflect on the US presidency, including Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Maggie Haberman, Ron Chernow, and more.**For years, bestselling
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The Planning Moment

Colonial and Postcolonial Histories

by Sarah Blacker, Emily Brownell, Anindita Nag, Martina Schlünder, Sarah Van Beurden, Dagmar Schäfer1, Itty Abraham2, Benjamin Allen3, Lino Camprubi4, John DiMoia5, Mona Fawaz6, Lilly Irani7, Chihyung Jeon8, Robert Kett9, Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach0, Karen McAllister1, Laura Mitchell2, Gregg Mitman3, Aaron Moore4, Nada Moumtaz5, Tahani Nadim6, Raul Necochea López7, Tamar Novick8, Juno Salazar Parreñas9, Benjamin Peters0, Ana Carolina Vimiero1, Alexandra Widmer2, Alden Young3 ...

Empires and their aftermaths were massive planning institutions; in the past two hundred years, the natural and social sciences emerged—at least in part—as modes of knowledge production for imperial planning. Yet these connections are frequently under-emphasized in the history of science and its corollary fields.The Planning Moment explores the myriad ways plans and planning practices pervade ... Read more

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Empires and their aftermaths were massive planning institutions; in the past two hundred years, the natural and social sciences emerged—at least in part—as modes of knowledge production for imperial planning. Yet these connections are frequently under-emphasized in the history of science and its corollary fields.The Planning Moment explores the myriad ways plans and planning practices pervade
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American Visions

The United States 1800-1860

by Edward L. Ayers ...

Narrated by Brandon Pollock ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended ... Read more

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A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended
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Life of a Klansman

A Family History in White Supremacy

by Edward Ball ...

Narrated by Edward Ball ...

Unabridged

15 hours 26 min

Named a best book of the summer by Literary HubThe life and times of a militant white supremacist, written by one of his offspring, National Book Award–winner Edward BallLife of a Klansman tells the story of a warrior in the Ku Klux Klan, a carpenter in Louisiana who took up the cause of fanatical racism during the years after the Civil War. Edward Ball, a descendant of the Klansman, paints a ... Read more

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Named a best book of the summer by Literary HubThe life and times of a militant white supremacist, written by one of his offspring, National Book Award–winner Edward BallLife of a Klansman tells the story of a warrior in the Ku Klux Klan, a carpenter in Louisiana who took up the cause of fanatical racism during the years after the Civil War. Edward Ball, a descendant of the Klansman, paints a
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Botticelli's Secret

The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance

by Joseph Luzzi ...

Narrated by Keith Szarabajka ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

A true historical “detective story” full of insight about how we look at art―and the artists and eras that produced itSome five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty. An intimate associate of Florence’s unofficial rulers, the Medici, he was commissioned by a member of their family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all ... Read more

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A true historical “detective story” full of insight about how we look at art―and the artists and eras that produced itSome five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty. An intimate associate of Florence’s unofficial rulers, the Medici, he was commissioned by a member of their family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all
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Patton's Prayer

A True Story of Courage, Faith, and Victory in World War II

by Alex Kershaw ...

Narrated by Rob Shapiro ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of courage, resilience, and faith during the Second World WarGeneral George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds ... Read more

$20.00 USD

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From Alex Kershaw, author of the New York Times bestseller Against All Odds, comes an epic story of courage, resilience, and faith during the Second World WarGeneral George Patton needed a miracle. In December 1944, the Allies found themselves stuck. Rain had plagued the troops daily since September, turning roads into rivers of muck, slowing trucks and tanks to a crawl. A thick ceiling of clouds
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Ty Cobb

A Terrible Beauty

by Charles Leerhsen ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

15 hours 33 min

Finally—a fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb.Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player who ever lived. His lifetime batting average is still the highest of all time, and when he retired in 1928, after twenty-one years with the Detroit Tigers and two with the Philadelphia Athletics, he held more than ninety ... Read more

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Finally—a fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history, Ty Cobb.Ty Cobb is baseball royalty, maybe even the greatest player who ever lived. His lifetime batting average is still the highest of all time, and when he retired in 1928, after twenty-one years with the Detroit Tigers and two with the Philadelphia Athletics, he held more than ninety
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The Gates of Gaza

A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel's Borderlands

by Amir Tibon ...

Narrated by Amir Tibon ...

Unabridged

12 hours

The gripping true story of how leading Israeli journalist Amir Tibon, along with his wife and their two young children, were rescued from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023 by Tibon’s own father—an incredible tale of survival that also reveals the deep tensions and systemic failures that led to Hamas’s attacks that day.On the morning of October 7, Amir Tibon and his wife were awakened by mortar ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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The gripping true story of how leading Israeli journalist Amir Tibon, along with his wife and their two young children, were rescued from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023 by Tibon’s own father—an incredible tale of survival that also reveals the deep tensions and systemic failures that led to Hamas’s attacks that day.On the morning of October 7, Amir Tibon and his wife were awakened by mortar
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Food for Thought

Essays and Ruminations

by Alton Brown ...

Narrated by Alton Brown ...

Unabridged

6 hours 59 min

A 2026 Audie Award Winner for Short Stories/Collections and Finalist for Narration by the AuthorThis instant New York Times bestseller by Alton Brown, the acclaimed cookbook author, beloved culinary personality, and food science expert, is a “must-read” (Gaby Dalkin, New York Times bestselling author of What’s Gaby Cooking) debut collection of food essays, cooking tips, kitchen stories, and behind ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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A 2026 Audie Award Winner for Short Stories/Collections and Finalist for Narration by the AuthorThis instant New York Times bestseller by Alton Brown, the acclaimed cookbook author, beloved culinary personality, and food science expert, is a “must-read” (Gaby Dalkin, New York Times bestselling author of What’s Gaby Cooking) debut collection of food essays, cooking tips, kitchen stories, and behind
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This Book Is Overdue!

How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All

by Marilyn Johnson ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

7 hours 23 min

Buried in information? Cross-eyed over technology? From the bottom of a pile of paper and discs, books, e-books, and scattered thumb drives comes a cry of hope: Make way for the librarians! They want to help. They're not selling a thing. And librarians know best how to beat a path through the googolplex sources of information available to us, writes Marilyn Johnson, whose previous book, The Dead ... Read more

$16.99 USD

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Buried in information? Cross-eyed over technology? From the bottom of a pile of paper and discs, books, e-books, and scattered thumb drives comes a cry of hope: Make way for the librarians! They want to help. They're not selling a thing. And librarians know best how to beat a path through the googolplex sources of information available to us, writes Marilyn Johnson, whose previous book, The Dead
... Read more

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